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Last Updated : 2025-06-28
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"This brutally romantic mafia love story will grip you!" ~#1 New York Times bestselling author Helen Hardt Arranged-marriage, age-gap, Mafia/cartel romance Capo to the Luciano Famiglia was my birthright. The cruelty needed to succeed in this life has been beaten into me since I was a young boy. My father, Vincent Luciano, taught by example and with the slap of his hand. My independent streak took me down paths my father would never have gone. With our enemies gaining strength, it is my idea to attempt an alliance with an unlikely bedfellow. The Roríguez Cartel and the Luciano Famiglia are improbable partners, yet even Vincent Luciano can’t deny the possible benefits. The only way to solidify the deal is for me to marry Catalina Ruiz, the eldest daughter of Andres Ruiz, a top lieutenant in the Roríguez Cartel. Catalina is young, beautiful, and thinks she understands the path she is being forced to follow. There is no way for her to know the monster she is about to wed. A man doesn’t become a made man at thirteen if he is capable of love. That emotion is beyond my scope of expertise. Saving the famiglia is my goal. And once this alliance is made, ours will be but the first of the brutal vows exchanged. Have you been Aleatha’d?
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Three months laterDarioI woke with my body wrapped around Catalina, spooning her, my front to her back. Her long hair tickled my nose. My hard cock ached with my need for the woman in my arms. It wasn’t supposed to be like this. In the five months since our wedding, she’d managed to break down the walls I’d placed around my heart. It wasn’t only my desire for her body. It was visceral need I had to be in her light.That’s what Catalina was to me, a shining light—a beacon—in the darkness of my life. After losing Josie, I made the decision to never open up to anyone else. The marriage was to be part of the alliance, nothing more. There was no way for me to fathom what this woman would do to me.I’d seen a fire in her based on her determination to continue her education. That was rare in our world. Most of the women in the famiglia were content to be married, pampered, and kept. While some weren’t content, they willingly reaped the benefits of their husband’s wealth.Catalina surprised
Last Updated : 2025-06-28NOW AND FOREVER Chapter 30
Catalina“What do you think is happening out there?” I asked, pacing the length of the room and back.Both Jasmine and Contessa only stared my direction.“You’ve been with the famiglia longer than I have,” I said. “I’m scared.”“Mr. Luciano will prevail,” Contessa said.“He’s never told me what he does,” Jasmine said, a smile curling her lips. “He made it seem like his job was running Emerald Club, but Josie shared more with me.”“What did she tell you?” I asked, taking a seat beside Jasmine on one of the beds. Scooting back to the wall, I stretched out my legs.“She told me the world wasn’t black and white.” Jasmine looked down. “Before we came here, Josie worked really hard to get us our own place. I only remember bits and pieces. I remember after she got me out of foster care, we spent a lot of time going from one person’s place to the next. Eventually, we’d be kicked out. There were times we spent some nights in her car. We’d shower at a truck stop.“It would have been easy for he
Last Updated : 2025-06-28NOW AND FOREVER Chapter 29
DarioGiovanni raced against time toward Lee’s Summit Municipal Airport. He wasn’t the only one trying to beat the clock. Holding my breath, I made a call to Jorge Roríguez. For a split second, I recalled the beginning of our alliance. I’d risked my life for our famiglia. This alliance wasn’t about weakness, but about growing stronger through partnership. In the grand scheme of both organizations, we had different goals. Yes, it all revolved around money—the more, the better.The Roríguez cartel’s main income stream was illegal drugs. They dabbled in prostitution and gambling, where the famiglia sold illegal drugs and protection from the bratva. We used our businesses as a way to clean our income, better known as money laundering. Our established contacts within all levels of government and law enforcement allowed us liberties the cartel didn’t have.Jorge answered his personal cell phone. “I’m disappointed.”“Me too,” I replied. “Not like you think.”His volume rose and his accent th
Last Updated : 2025-06-28NOW AND FOREVER Chapter 28
CatalinaWith his wrists bound by zip ties, Rocco’s curses filled the air.Piero ripped the sleeve from Rocco’s shirt revealing a bandage.Holding Jasmine against me, I lifted my brow in question.“He’s the man who tried to get to Jasmine,” Piero said. “The one I shot in New York.”“Rocco?” How had he been in New York and gotten back to Kansas City before Jasmine? I knew the answer. Rocco had flown while Piero and Jasmine drove.“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Rocco replied, his gaze filled with hatred directed at both me and Jasmine. He spoke to Armando. “Let me go. I’m the next consigliere. If you let me go, I might spare your life.”When Armando turned to me, I shook my head and directed my message toward Rocco. “Dante is the next consigliere. When my husband learns what you’ve done, you’re going to wish you weren’t spared.” I turned to Armando and tilted my head toward his blood-soaked sleeve. “Are you okay?”“Just a scratch.”I hoped he was right. “Find out if Mia is re
Last Updated : 2025-06-28NOW AND FOREVER Chapter 27
CatalinaDario didn’t answer the first or second time I called. My next call was to Giovanni. He answered after the first ring.“Ma’am?”“Where’s Dario? I’ve tried to call him twice, and he isn’t answering.”“We’re at Mr. Luciano’s apartment building.”“Dario’s? You’re here.”“No, ma’am,” Giovanni
Last Updated : 2026-04-01NOW AND FOREVER Chapter 25
Catalina“I need to go,” Dario said, his jaw tight as he squeezed my hand. “Armando and Piero will stay here. I’m taking Dante and Giovanni.”Stray.The word made the small hairs on the back of my neck stand to attention. It was the term Dario said his father used. Certainly, there wasn’t a connect
Last Updated : 2026-03-30NOW AND FOREVER Chapter 24
Catalina“I don’t want you to leave. It seems like you just got here,” I said to Camila in the airport, standing near the entrance to her gate. I would walk her all the way if I could. Without a ticket and with a knife strapped to my leg, going through security wasn’t an option. “Maybe you can come
Last Updated : 2026-03-29NOW AND FOREVER Chapter 23
DarioMy thoughts were spinning with questions about my unexpected arrival upstairs. Nevertheless, I kept my expression unreadable as I stood and watched Catalina and Camila walk through the glass doors, stepping out of Emerald Club. Giovanni turned and nodded, silently reassuring me that my wife w
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